The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-21

bar moved over 90 see hOW THE thing
would come ouf. Al The others drew
three cards each. Williams ran his
cards over carelessly. called for adrink.
and with q cigar In one corner of his
mouth said be would bet $50 An the
others siaid On. and on the showdown,
no one manifested disposition 20
raise Co.: 30 appeared that there were
Gye aces out Pap Williams having
three AID Potter Albert two. This
discovery came near resulting m war,
bui "a, toe suggestion Of Jicariilo Bob
the pot WIS Ictt up and anew drai vas
had. he taking the extra ace aud tearing
30 zap.
Alter iue new deal Albert called f0r
four cards, Siusahaugh Con the, ,Thruup
tor three and Williams two. There
was now more than 500 In the pot.
and COS Albert offered 60 bc, $50 The 9th
ers fel, they would have 90 see HIM.
When it came around 10 Albert again
he concluded 90 l.tse the terms a little
and bepIr mp 500. This caused old
man SiusBuaugh Co draw out with the
remark that iae water was getting a
little too deep for man with "a little
pair The other two SAW the raise and
called. Down came the cards and ~
most simultaneously with their appear
ance was the crack OF a revolver, and
Potter Aocrt frll out of his chair.
while Pap Williams, gun m hand,
reached over and swept in the money.
On iht table IN front oi where Albert
was lying were Eve cards, threeoi them
aces, while M front Of Williams were
TWO aces, one Of them being duplicate
of one IA The hands Of the man under
the table.
so much interest was excited by the
inspection % these two hands and the
sweeping in by Williams of the money
that no one noticed Albert slowly rails
ing on the other side of the table.
Jcurlo Bob was the first to catch a
glimpse Of him, but he had only time
to cry ont 90 Williams when Abert's
revolver WAS discharged, and Williams
fell with a bullet through his head.
Every man in the room, except the pro
proprietor then broke for the door, but
before an had gone out Bob's voice was
heard saying that the dispute over the
game had lett no one 90 claim the
stakes. and he rs landlord would there
fore take possession. Displaying two
big repeateIs as he said this, he was
just IN time 10 reply To- shot from the
weapon of Omanha Throup. Neither
man was hit, and for minute they
stood facing each other. A bystander
here stepped between the men, and the
crowd edgeding forward soon separated
them. Then q council of war was
held, md lt was agreed that the money
not claimed should go tothe house; the
/ two SURVIVORS OF the game received
their stakes back.
/ Thenext morning Abgr and Williams
were buried just out OF town, aud ut
/ the head of their caves two boards
were placed, that at Aherts grave hay-
ing the inscription, "fhrec Aces" and
! that at Williams grave "rwo \ ces. ="
The coroner's jury returned q verdict
that both men came to their death
from natural causes. ."supennduced by
overeating,' good way as one citizen
said, of covering up the fact that they
were hogs. II has not yet been decided
which one had the extra ace, but from
the fact that in Abert's pocket another
ace was found and IN Williams belt
there were two more, II is inferred that
both were in the business